Un mundo maravilloso

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Un mundo maravilloso ("A Wonderful World") is a 2006 Mexican satirical black comedy film produced by Bandidos Films, directed by Luis Estrada and considered a "spiritual sequel" to La ley de Herodes ; it's a political satire about Vicente Fox Quesada's government and its neo-liberal doctrine.

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Unlike La ley de Herodes, this film was released without interference from Fox's government, and it even was partly sponsored by Imcine.

The film's spiritual successor, El Infernio was released on September 3, 2010 to conencide with the 200th anniversary of Mexican indepence.

Another "spiritual sequel", La dictadura perfecta, was released on October 16, 2014.

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Un mundo maravilloso
Directed by Luis Estrada
Written by
  • Luis Estrada
  • Jaime Samperio
Produced byLuis Estrada
Starring Damián Alcázar
Antonio Serrano
Cecilia Suárez
Gabriela de la Garza
CinematographyPatrick Murguía
Music bySantiago Ojeda
Production
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Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 17, 2006 (2006-03-17)
Running time
118 minutes
LanguageSpanish

The film centers around Juan Perez, a homeless man, who after sneaking into a bank office to sleep, tries to hide on the outside of the building, only for this to be taken as a suicide attempt to protest the government. With the government, in an attempt to cover it up, making Juan a rich man, with not all going according to plan. [1]

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  1. ↑ Estrada, Luis (2006-03-17), Un mundo maravilloso (Comedia, Drama, Suspenso), Damián Alcázar, Cecilia Suárez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Altavista Films, Bandidos Films, Fidecine, retrieved 2025-03-26
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